Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Guimaraes
Match Time & Date:
28/10/2023
01:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Chaves
Buoyed by back-to-back wins over Estoril and Famalicao, Vitoria Guimaraes will be aiming to move closer to the Champions League berth when they take on Chaves on Matchday 9. Alvaro Pacheco’s troops have been in a fine form of late, but they need to keep on raising their form if they are to represent Portugal in European competitions for yet another term. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Joao Mendes, who scored a brace in the last league fixture, whereas both Ricardo Mangas and Mikel Villanueva are out of contention with injuries.
The visitors, meanwhile, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Arouca (2-0) and Gil Vicente (4-2) and given their attacking style of play, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. In their last meeting in the Portuguese elite division Guimaraes defeated Chaves 2-1. As for the away team, Ruben Ribeiro misses out through suspension, while fellow midfielder Ruben Lameiras has yet to overcome a knee injury.
Highlighted Team (Guimaraes):
Vitoria Guimaraes have always been in the shadow of famous Portuguese sides Porto, Benfica and Sporting, but over the years they have established themselves as a top-table side in the Primeira Liga. Os Vimaranenses did well to win Taca de Portugal in the 2012/2013 season, wi the team beating Benfica in the final of the domestic cup.
Vitoria Guimaraes finished the 2016/2017 Primeira Liga campaign in fourth place in the standings and, as a result, they booked their place in the Europa League qualifiers. The Portuguese side will face the likes of Salzburg, Konyaspor and Olympic Marseille in Group I and they are seen as underdogs in their group. Vitoria Guimaraes welcome their rivals at Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques and the venue can hold up to 30.000 spectators.
Os Vimaranenses play their home games in white shirts and white shorts, whilst they wear black when playing on the road. Their neighbours Braga are considered Guimaraes’ fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the derby of Minho Province.
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